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Scientific Name | Indigofera hololeuca Benth. ex Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Indigofera auricoma E.Mey. var. hololeuca (Benth. ex Harv.) J.B.Gillett |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia and the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert |
Description | Sandy flats and dry riverbeds. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss to mining is threatening this species around Sendelingsdrif. At Eksteenfontein it is threatened by overgrazing. Most subpopulations are however not threatened. |
Population |
This species is a rare habitat specialist, and has been recorded only a few times. Subpopulations around Sendelingsdrif and further south at Eksteenfontein are likely to be declining, but the majority of records are from the remote, very arid, eastern parts of the Richtersveld that is unsuitable to grazing, and where it is not threatened. This species is also rare in southern Namibia, but may be under-sampled, as its habitat in Namibia remains botanically poorly explored.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera hololeuca Benth. ex Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Harvey, W.H. 1861. Leguminosae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):1-285. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Indigofera hololeuca Benth. ex Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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